2024 Camas Football Staff
Adam Mathieson
Head Coach
Coach Mathieson, a veteran coach with more than 25 years of experience coaching offense, defense and special teams at the high school and collegiate level in the Pacific Northwest, is the Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach. Previous coaching stops include being the Head Coach and Athletic Director at Mountain View High School, Vancouver, Washington (2008-2022), the QB Coach at Division II Western Washington University (2004 – 2005), as well as working as the Athletic Director and an assistant football coach at Meridian High School, Bellingham, WA, in 2006, wherein the program captured the 1A State Football Championship. He was the head football coach at Ferndale High School (2003), in Ferndale, WA, where he tutored former Washington Husky and Tennessee Titan QB Jake Locker.
Coach Mathieson, the winningest head coach in Mountain View high school history (total wins) and Ferndale High School (winning percentage), has coached teams that have produced eleven post season berths, seven league championships, and three top 5 state finishes. Offensively, Coach Mathieson’s teams have averaged over 400 yards and nearly 38 points per game throughout his tenure, while producing nine Conference Offensive Player of Year Award winners (six Quarterbacks and three Running Backs). Defensively, Coach Mathieson has coached four Conference Defensive Players of the Year, and his 2018 team led the state in total defense, giving up an average of 6.8 points per game.
Coach Mathieson has received 11 coach-of-the-year awards, including Washington State Football Coaches Association District 1 & District 4 Coach of the Year, Northwest League Coach of the Year and numerous Greater Saint Helens League Coach of the Year honors. In 2015, Coach Mathieson was honored with the prestigious United States Marine Corps and Glazier Football Clinics Semper Fi Coaches award and in 2018, he was selected as the Cascadia Preps 3A Washington State Coach of the Year.
2021: GSHL 3A Coach of the Year
2018: GSHL 3A Coach of the Year; Cascadia Preps 3A State Coach of the Year
2017: GSHL 3A Coach of the Year
2016: GSHL 3A Coach of the Year; WSFCA District IV State Coach of the Year
2015: United States Marine Corps and Glazier Football Clinics Semper Fi Coach of the Year Award Winner
2013: GSHL 3A Coach of the Year
2011: SW Washington National Football Foundation Coach of the Year
2003: NWC 3A Coach of the Year; WSFCA District I State Coach of the Year
Bill Criddle
Director of Community Relations & Athletics Boosters Liaison
Coach Criddle has been a presence in the Papermaker football program for over a decade. His tireless efforts to connect the program and the community is invaluable to Papermaker football.
Bryan Levesque
Director of Special Projects, Advanced Analytics, Scouting & Video Productions, Recruiting Coordinator
Bryan Levesque is in his second season as a coach at Camas High School. He previously coached for 10 years at Battle Ground High School and has also coached at both Mountain View and Evergreen High Schools. He has a Masters in Education from Eastern Washington University and teaches high school Special Education. His family includes his wife Jill and his six children: Corbin, Ashton, Kylie, Darian, Toby, and Gideon.
Offensive Staff
Jack Hathaway
Offensive Coordinator
(Running Backs Coach)
Executive Director of Sports Performance; Fundraising Coordinator
Jack Hathaway has been coaching at Camas High School for 10 years, helping to lead the team to state championships in 2016 and 2019, and league championships in 2021 and 2022. He previously coached at Hudson’s Bay High School, Westview High School, Evergreen High School, Heritage High School, and Mountain View High School. He attended Eastern Oregon University and Concordia University. He is married to Alissa and has a daughter, Adelynn, and a son, Nolan.
Avanish Bharth
Offensive Analyst (Scout Team Coordinator)
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Coach Bharth enters his first year with the Papermaker football program. Coach Bharth, who will work with the Running Backs, has over a decade of coaching experience in Clark County. He is also a valuable member of the Strength and Conditioning staff for the Papermaker football program, as he spearheads the conditioning component of the summer program.
Tyson Bjorge
Assistant Head Coach
(Tight Ends Coach)
Coach Bjorge is entering his first season at Camas High School and his 18th season overall. He has coached multiple positions on both sides of the ball over the course of his career and has spent time on staff at Mountain View High School, Medical Lake High School, Castle Rock High School and Covington Middle School. His wife Lisa is a Speech Therapist at Woodburn Elementary, daughter Aynsley is a 2023 graduate of Camas High School and son Tate is a sophomore.
Ryan Donica
(Offensive Line Coach)
3rd Grade Youth Football Liaison
This will be Ryan Donica’s first season at Camas High School with 24 previous years of coaching experience. He has spent the previous six years coaching at Union High School, where he was part of the 2018 state championship staff. The three years before that were at Hood River Valley High School in Oregon and his first 15 years coaching were in southeast Texas at Nederland, Hull-Daisetta, and Monsignor Kelly Catholic high schools. Ryan is a graduate of Lamar University in Texas and Redmond High School in Washington. Ryan is married to his wife Joanna and has four children, Rory (19), Brendan (17), Bridget (14) and Declan (10) and they all live in White Salmon.
Ryan Hawthorne
(Quarterbacks Coach)
Ryan Hawthorne has been coaching at Camas High School for five years and has contributed to the winning tradition of Papermaker football. He played at Western Washington University and attended the same institution. He has a daughter, who is his motivation.
Matt Loop
Pass Game Coordinator
(Outside Wide Receivers Coach)
Matt Loop has been coaching at Camas High School for 30 years and has won state titles in 2016 and 2019. He also coaches baseball and basketball in the Camas School District. He attended Camas High School. He is married to Elizabeth and has a son, Ronan.
Rich Moreno
Run Game Coordinator
(Offensive Line Coach)
4th Grade Youth Football Liaison
Leading the Run Game and the Offensive Line is Coach Rich Moreno. He is entering his second year with the Papermakers. Coach Moreno aims to share his pro experience with the Papermaker family. He and his wife, Cristina, have three children and two dogs. “Being an Offensive Lineman, you always have the mindset of being an unsung hero – a lot of the people who look at the game follow the ball” – D.Ferguson
Robert Procive
Senior Advisor to the Head Coach
(Kickers & Punters Coach)
This is Coach Procive’s first year in the Camas Football program. For the past 44 years he has taught and coached in the Evergreen School District. He has spent the past 39 years at Mountain View High School where he coached Football, Track & Field, Girl’s Basketball and Wrestling. He is currently the Head Track Coach at Mountain View and has won a state championship and numerous district titles. Coach Pro is a graduate of Central Washington University. His family includes Mary and his son Tyler.
Tommy Schroeder
JV Offensive Coordinator
(Asst. Running Backs Coach)
Tom Schroeder has been coaching at Camas High School for 12 years and won a state championship in 2016. He has coached at every stadium in Clark County and has 28 years of coaching experience at various levels, including Skyview, Battle Ground, King’s Way Christian, Hudson’s Bay, and Columbia River. He attended RA Long High School, LCC and PSU. He is married to Teresa and has four daughters, Tenielle, Tatum, Teague, and Tyra, four sons-in-law, four grandsons, and one granddaughter.
Duke Smolin
(Inside Wide Receivers Coach)
Coach Smolin will be entering his fifteenth year of coaching football, and first year at Camas High School. Before arriving at Camas he spent the majority of his coaching career at Union High School where he coached Wide Receivers, Quarterbacks, Defensive Backs, and most recently coordinated the offense. He is very excited to be joining Camas football this year and the community that has greatly supported this program. He looks forward to helping add to its already rich history. He is married to his beautiful wife BrookLynn and they have two energetic sons, Betnnett and Lincoln.
Defensive Staff
Dan Kielty
Associate Head Coach
Defensive Coordinator
(Outside Linebackers Coach)
Dan Kielty has been coaching at Camas High School for 18 years and was part of the championship-winning Camas teams (2016-2019). He previously coached at Evergreen High School from 1991 to 2004 where he was the Inside Linebacker coach on the Plainsmen’s 2004 state championship team. He also played at Linfield College from 1986 to 1989. He attended Linfield College and Elmira High School. He has a wife and four children.
Tony Asciutto
Special Advisor Defense
Tony Ascuitto has been coaching at Camas High School for nine years and is a veteran of the US Navy and Operation Desert Storm. He has won state titles in football in 2016 and 2019 and has extensive coaching experience in baseball, football, and softball. He attended Escalon High School, Modesto JC, and the University of Phoenix. He is married to Tamara and has six children, Austin (23), Peyton (23), Blake (21), Chloe (19), Kennedy (17), and Camryn (17).
Kevin Coad
Defensive Pass Game Coordinator
(Safeties Coach)
7th Grade Youth Football Liaison
Kevin Coad is entering his first year as a coach for the Papermakers, but he might be recognized by some as he served as an assistant on the Skyridge Middle School team this past spring. He comes to Camas having previously coached for nine years at Union High School where he served a variety of roles including Defensive Coordinator during the Titans 2018 State Championship run and most recently the Interim Head Coach for the 2023 season. His family includes his wife, Kim, and his two sons, Connor (4) and Kellen (2).
Jack Gibson
JV Special Teams Coordinator
(Assistant Defensive Line Coach)
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Jack Gibson has been a coach at Camas High School for the last two years, and won a state championship title with Camas as a player in 2019. He attended and played football at Whitworth University. His family, parents Karen and Adam, and his siblings Sammy and Max.
Andrew Gulliford
Defensive Analyst (Scout Team Coordinator)
(Assistant Outside Linebackers Coach)
Andrew Gulliford will enter his first year as a coach at Camas High School. Andrew has coached at Mountain View High School for the last 4 years, coaching Linebackers his first 3 years and serving as the Defensive Coordinator during his final year in 2023. Coach Gulliford will coach the Outside Linebackers at Camas and coordinate the Scout Team Offense. He played at Mountain View High School for 4 years and was the 3A GSHL Defensive Player of the Year in 2018, leading Mountain View to the WIAA State semi-finals. Andrew started his coaching career soon after his senior season.
Craig Hardin
Defensive Run Game Coordinator
(Inside Linebackers Coach)
Craig Hardin has been coaching at Camas High School for 21 years and has won two state championships (2016, 2019). He previously coached for three years at Skyridge Middle School and played for four years at Davenport High School. He attended Washington State University. His family includes his parents, Mike and Jody, and his brother, Scott.
Jim Phillips
JV Head Coach / JV Defensive Coordinator
(Defensive Line Coach)
Team Camp Coordinator, 6th Grade Youth Football Liaison
Jim Phillips has been coaching at Camas High School for eight years and has won two state championships (2016, 2019). He played at Wenatchee Valley Community College and Western Washington University and previously coached at Mountain View High School and Columbia River High School. He attended Wenatchee Valley CC, Western Washington, and Washington State. He is married to Jodee and has two daughters, Abcdee (24) and Veradee (14), and two sons, Titan (22) and Jairus (20), who currently plays at Central Washington University.
Freshman Football Staff
Rich McLeod
Freshman Head Coach
Special Teams Coordinator
8th Grade Youth Football Liaison
Rich McLeod has coached football at Camas High School for 3 years. He is currently an Elementary PE Teacher in Camas and is the program founder and Head Coach of the Camas Boys Rugby Club. Rich attended University of BC in Vancouver, Canada where he played football collegiately. While a relatively new resident in Camas, his wife and in-laws are long-time Papermakers.
Duke Dukleth
Equipment Coordinator
(Offensive Line / Defensive Line Coach)
Aaron “Duke” Dukleth has been coaching at Camas the last four years. He has coached at Liberty and Skyridge Middle Schools the last three years. He previously played for four years at Willamette University and Evergreen High School. His family includes his wife Jenelle, and their son Evan (Mikey) and Alexandra.
Ray Espinoza
Defensive Coordinator
(Running Backs / Linebackers Coach)
Assistant Director of Sports Performance
Ray Espinoza has been coaching football at Camas High School and both Camas middle schools since 2021. He has over 15 years of experience coaching strength and conditioning and supports those efforts for the football program throughout the year. His family includes his wife Kari and their children, Kyle, Austin, Ryan and Jaxon.
Jesse Parbon
(Wide Receivers / Defensive Backfield Coach)
Jesse Parbon has been coaching at Camas High School for two years and previously spent 14 years coaching at Camas Middle Schools. He played at Whitworth University. He attended Aberdeen High School and Whitworth University. He is married to Valerie and has three children, Riley (18), Jack (15), and Luke (13).
Matt Williams
Offensive Coordinator
(Quarterbacks Coach / Assistant Defensive Backfield Coach)
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Coach Williams is an alumni of Camas football and as such he is instrumental in connecting the past to its present. In addition to working with the 9th grade program. As the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach, Coach Williams is the Strength and Conditioning lead for the Papermaker summer program.
Darren Woodruff
(Assistant Coach)
Darren Woodruff is new to the Freshman program, having worked with youth football, soccer and rugby for multiple years. He’s married to (middle school teacher) Chrissie and has four children, Dauda, Sydney, Gigi, and Brody.